Royal Canadian Mint Platinum

Royal Canadian Mint Platinum Coins - One of the major Platinum bullion coins, the Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf has long been the standard Platinum coin in Platinum trading for decades. First minted in 1988, the Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint. During its mintage between 1988 and 2001, the Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf was available in 1 oz and many fractional sizes. In 2009, the Royal Canadian Mint reintroduced the Platinum Maple Leaf coin in only the 1 oz size. Legal Canadian tender, the Platinum Maple Leaf is .9995 fine Platinum and has a face value of $50 CAD. Following the release of the Platinum American Eagle in 1988, the Platinum Maple Leafs have become increasingly popular.

The year the Platinum Canadian Maple Leaf was released, Canada ranked third in Platinum production behind South Africa and the Soviet Union. Just a month after the Platinum Maple Leaf was available for sale, Ford Motor Company announced it was testing a new material for catalytic converters, causing the price of Platinum to drop. Fears mounted that these Canadian Platinum coins would experience a drop in sales, but sales were brisk, doubling from 1990 to 1991 due to the lower prices of Platinum. When the price of Platinum went up, sales of these Platinum coins tapered off, causing the Royal Canadian Mint to stop production after 2002, returning in 2009 and claiming the title of “world’s best-selling Platinum coin” in 2012.

The Platinum Canadian Maple Leaf features an iconic design: On the reverse of the Platinum Maple Leaf is a large, single maple leaf with the weight and fineness listed. On the obverse of the Platinum Maple Leaf is the Ian Rank-Broadley profile of Queen Elizabeth II, along with the year and $50 CAD face value. Since 2015, Platinum coins from the Canadian Mint now have extra security features, including a micro-engraved maple leaf privy mark which shows the last two digits of the production year when viewed under magnification. These Canadian Platinum coins also feature a radial line background, precisely machined by the Royal Canadian Mint to create a unique light diffracting pattern, adding yet another level of security.

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Royal Canadian Mint Platinum

Canadian Maple Leaf Platinum coins debuted as part of the Royal Canadian Mint's well-regarded bullion coin selections.

The Platinum Canadian Maple Leaf is part of the Canadian Maple Leaf series of Precious Metals bullion coins which debuted in 1979 with the Gold Maple Leaf coin. Platinum Maple Leaf coins were added to the Maple Leaf catalogue almost a decade later, after the Royal Canadian Mint had cemented its excellent reputation with its Gold coins, which consisted of .999 pure Gold, refined to .9999 in 1984, with no alloys, a rarity at the time. Due to this success, the mint decided to add Canadian Platinum coins and Silver coins to the series in 1988. That year, Canada ranked third in worldwide Platinum production, which was used in Platinum coins and for industrial uses, third only to Russia and South Africa.

Platinum Canadian Maple Leaf production started on Sept. 22, 1988. These Platinum coins had a special “striking ceremony” for both the Platinum coins and Silver coins. Junichiro Tanaka, president of the largest Precious Metal distributor in Japan, struck the first Platinum Maple Leaf. He was chosen to strike these Canadian Platinum coins because at the time, the Gold Maple Leaf was extremely popular in Japan, accounting for 70% of all Gold coin sales there.

The Platinum Canadian Maple Leaf was available for sale to the general public on Nov. 17, 1988. The Canadian Platinum coins were available in different weights and denominations, with face values ranging from $5 to $50. Platinum coins, of course, are worth more than their symbolic face value. These Platinum coins are worth their value in Platinum, based on the current spot price of Platinum plus the cost of fabrication, distribution, nominal dealer fee and any numismatic value. The original version of the Platinum Maple Leaf featured the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as designed by Arnold Machin, which has been updated in later versions.

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